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Made-in-Wisconsin atom probe assisted dating of oldest piece of earth
It's a scientific axiom: big claims require extra-solid evidence. So there were skeptics in 2001 when University of Wisconsin–Madison geoscience professor John Valley dated an ancient crystal found in Australia to 4.4 billion years ago. The date, after all, was only 100 million years after Earth started to solidify from a ball of molten rock.
Llama fur and entrepreneurship build a business
Two University of Wisconsin–Madison students are bringing together collaborators on three continents to pursue their dream of building a sustainable sleeping bag.
UW-Madison student innovators win Desire 2 Learn grand prize
An idea that began as a homework assignment for two UW–Madison sophomores living in Sellery Hall's Entrepreneurial Residential Learning Community, has since grown into a fully functional, award-winning website that serves hundreds of UW–Madison students.
UW faculty and design professionals gather for Design Summit 3
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host Design Summit 3, a forum on design and innovation for faculty, staff, and working professionals on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Experienced executive LaBelle to lead Office of Corporate Relations
Susan LaBelle, a veteran private sector executive and economic development leader who has taught in the UW–Madison master's in biotechnology program, has been selected to head the university's Office of Corporate Relations (OCR).
Law School clinic founders win Best of Madison Business Award
Anne Smith and Eric Englund, co-founders of the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic at University of Wisconsin Law School, recently received a 2014 Best of Madison Business Award from Madison Magazine.
UW-Madison alum masterminds strategy of Internet ad placement
Increasingly, advertising is the currency of the Internet. Those rectangles that compete to catch your eye fund many of those free services that dominate the Web.
Spinoff joins fight against prostate cancer
A spinoff business launched by a University of Wisconsin–Madison cancer researcher is attempting to harness the human immune system to fight prostate cancer.
New leaders seek to build partnerships that will help university technologies flourish
A new executive director and a new board chair at WiSys Technology Foundation intend to forge strong relationships throughout the UW System and statewide business community to advance the commercial potential of campus innovations.
Low-wage, hourly workers struggle with inadequate hours, schedule uncertainty
A century ago, low-wage, hourly workers faced long shifts and low hourly pay.
New advocacy group focuses on kick-starting UW business creation
A newly-launched advocacy group is aiming to increase the number and success rate of start-up ventures stemming from University of Wisconsin–Madison ideas, building on the renewed commitment in 2013 to campus innovation.
Thanksgiving, Black Friday and holiday shopping
More and more retailers are announcing that they will be open to shoppers on Thanksgiving Day. Will you be among the crowd?
University Research Park: A business incubator that is “changing the world”
University Research Park and the MG&E Innovation Center on its campus were cited yesterday, November 15, by Forbes Magazine as among the top breeding grounds for compelling high-tech startups.
UW-Madison, WARF announce new tech transfer partnership
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) today announced the launch of a major new partnership focused on entrepreneurship on the UW–Madison campus, building on a long legacy of collaboration to move scientific innovation to the marketplace.
Eco-farming strategies benefit growers, consumers and the environment
Apple growers wanted to find the best way to grow apples. Agricultural scientists wanted to reduce pesticide use on Wisconsin farms. These groups, starting with different objectives, found one solution that benefited them both: eco-fruit farming.
WARF’s Bremer remembered as technology transfer legend
Sustained by a passion to improve people's lives, Howard Bremer's enduring commitment to innovation fueled his work and his life. Bremer, 90, a WWII U.S. Navy veteran and patent attorney with degrees in law and chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison passed away Friday, ending a remarkable career at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation that spanned 53 years.
Looking before you leap, failing fast, and the path to commercialization of technology
The QuickChip sounded like a killer idea: a gadget about one inch square that could, in just 15 minutes, identify bacteria, fungi, and viruses at a patient's bedside. Instead of sending samples to a lab and waiting hours or days, physicians would know immediately what they were dealing with and how best to treat it.
Cartography Lab partners with state on economic impact map
Students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have played a crucial role in developing an online interactive map that shows the economic impact of investments in counties and legislative districts throughout the state.